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UK launches climate fund in PH to boost green transition

MANILA, Dec. 2 -- The United Kingdom government has launched its flagship program Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK PACT) in the Philippines, with an initial £700,000 or PHP54 mi... Read More


DHSUD eyes pilot sites for incremental housing in ECMP areas

MANILA, Dec. 2 -- The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is studying the integration of an incremental housing approach in select community mortgage sites to further expand ... Read More


6 cops face raps over missing P13.4-M evidence money

MANILA, Dec. 2 -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) has placed under restrictive custody six police officers of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) allegedly involved in stealing ... Read More


Barzaga's suspension due to misconduct, not criticism of gov't

MANILA, Dec. 2 -- The chairperson of the House Committee on Ethics on Tuesday pushed back against Cavite Rep. Francisco "Kiko" Barzaga's claim that he was being "silenced" for criticizing President Fe... Read More


Cacdac in HK to check on OFW hospitalized due to Tai Po fire

MANILA, Dec. 2 -- Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) chief Patricia Yvonne "PY" Caunan flew to Hong Kong Tuesday morning to personally check o... Read More


PCSO installs life-saving heart device at LRT-2 stations

MANILA, Dec. 2 -- The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Tuesday donated Automated External Defibrillators (AED) to the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) that will be given to all LRT-2... Read More


Amnesty board launches program in Leyte's resettlement site

TACLOBAN CITY, Dec. 2 -- The Local Amnesty Board (LAB) in this city, in partnership with the Philippine Army's 802nd Infantry Brigade (IB), launched an Amnesty Orientation and Application Caravan at t... Read More


Heritage committee welcomes LGU's move to support bell tower setback

DUMAGUETE CITY, Dec. 2 -- The Committee on Church Cultural Heritage of the Diocese of Dumaguete welcomes the city government's move to establish a setback distance between the centuries-old bell tower... Read More


Tip sent via Hotline 8888 leads to P2-M drug bust in Bacolod City

BACOLOD CITY, Dec. 2 -- Information coursed through the 8888 Citizens' Complaint Center has led to the arrest of two persons and the recovery of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP2.... Read More


NPA remnant killed in Negros encounter

BACOLOD CITY, Dec. 2 -- A remnant of the New People's Army (NPA) died in a clash with troopers of the Philippine Army's 94th Infantry Battalion (IB) in the hinterlands of Himamaylan City, Negros Occid... Read More